The Brewers drafted Vucinich in the 20th round of the 2010 Draft out of Washington State University. He put up decent numbers in his professional debut with Helena in the Pioneer League, hitting .265/.371/.393 with 14 doubles, 3 triples, and 5 home runs. Reports came out last season that the organization really liked the 23-year-old, as they skipped Class-A Wisconsin and promoted him all the way to High-A Brevard County.

Vucinich showed flashes with Brevard County last year, but ultimately posted a similar slash line to the one he compiled in Helena. He hit .260/.348/.379 with 22 doubles, a triple, and 9 home runs over 125 games at mostly third base. The scouting reports cooled on the young man, and as a whole, the scouting reports on the entire crop of position players at Brevard County (aside from Scooter Gennett and Hunter Morris) were not positive whatsoever.

This season, Shea Vucinich scuffled to start the season, but has really come on as of late. He is hitting .370/.482/.543 in the month of May and once again has his OPS above the .700 mark as a middle infielder. The majority of his damage at the plate comes against left-handed pitching. Here is the breakdown:

vs. RHP: .213/.337/.293vs. LHP: .318/.412/.455

Those types of massive platoon splits are not uncommon, especially at the lower levels of the minor leagues. If Vucinich wants to potentially make the big leagues as a platoon player, who can handle the majority of the infield — aside from shortstop — he must somehow develop a passable approach against right-handed pitchers. Otherwise, his value is far too limited to even have a chance to stick on a big league roster in even an ancillary capacity.